by Jim Hughes Is. 58:13-14a Keep the Sabbath day holy. Don’t pursue your own interests on that day, but enjoy the Sabbath and speak of it with delight as the LORD’s holy day. Honor the LORD in everything you do, and don’t follow your own desires or talk idly. If you do this,… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 8/12/2019
Category: Devotional
Verse of the Day and Devotional 8/8/2019
by Bible League International Verse of the Day and Devotion All this is from God… – II Corinthians 5:18 ESV Devotion What does “All this” in our verse for today refer to specifically? The previous verse has the answer: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has… Continue reading Verse of the Day and Devotional 8/8/2019
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 8/5/2019
by Jim Hughes Is. 57:20-21 “But those who still reject me are like the restless sea. It is never still but continually churns up mire and dirt. There is not peace for the wicked,” says the Lord. There just is no peace to be found for the soul apart from the Lord. All… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 8/5/2019
Verse of the Day and Devotion 8/1/2019
by Bible League International Verse of the Day and Devotion They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share… – I Timothy 6:18 ESV Devotion You’ve been blessed financially. Although you might protest, most people would say that you’re rich. After all, you have… Continue reading Verse of the Day and Devotion 8/1/2019
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 7/29/2019
by Jim Hughes Is. 56:1-2 “Be just and fair to all,” says the LORD. “Do what is right and good, for I am coming soon to rescue you. Blessed are those who are careful to do this. Blessed are those who honor my Sabbath days of rest by refusing to work. And blessed… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 7/29/2019
Verse of the Day and Devotion 7/25/2019
by Bible League International Verse of the Day and Devotion You are all people who belong to the light. You belong to the day. We don’t belong to the night or to darkness. – I Thessalonians 5:5 ERV Devotion There are two kinds of people. The first kind are those who belong to… Continue reading Verse of the Day and Devotion 7/25/2019
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 7/22/2019
by Jim Hughes Is. 55:10-11 The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry. It is the same with my word. I send it out and it always… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 7/22/2019
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 7/15/2019
by Jim Hughes Is. 55:8-9 “My thoughts are completely different from yours, says the LORD. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.” Let us pause… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 7/15/2019
Verse of the Day and Devotional 7/11/2019
by Bible League International Verse of the Day and Devotion While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” – Luke 24:36 NIV Devotion It was the Sunday evening of the day of the resurrection. Understandably enough, the disciples of Jesus were… Continue reading Verse of the Day and Devotional 7/11/2019
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 7/8/2019
by Jim Hughes Is. 55:3“Come to me with your ears wide open. Listen, for the life of your soul is at stake. I am ready to make an everlasting covenant with you. I will give you all the mercies and unfailing love that I promised to David.” Come to me with your ears… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 7/8/2019